Churn and dasher.



F. D. KINCAID.

GHURN AND` DASHER.

4 4 APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911. 1,0265 1 7, Y Patented rMay 14, 1912.

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P. D. KINGAID. GHURN AND DASHER.

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FEOY D. KINCAID, OF LONG- CREEK, OREGON.

CI-IURN AND DASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 2, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912. Serial No. 658,216.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FLoY D. KINoArD, a citizen of the United Stat-es, residing at Long Creek, in the county of Grant and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns and Dashers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in churns.

One ob] ect is to provide an improved form of dasher.

Another object is to provide means for mounting the same on the shaft.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a churn made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an edge view of one of the dashers. Fig. 4 is another form of dasher. Fig. 5 is still another form.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 10 representing a churn body having a bottom 11 and a top 12. In the upper face of the bottom 1l is formed the central depressions 13 which received the lower correspondingly shaped end 14 of the dasher shaft 15, said shaft 15 extending through the bushing 16 arranged in the top 12. The upper end of the shaft 15 is thrown on a beveled pinion 17 which meshes with a vertically arranged beveled pinion 18 on a shaft 19 mounted in the brake 20 on, the top 12.

Secured to the shaft 15 are the dasher retaining rings 21, said rings being formed with the loops 22. A series of dashers 24 which are formed preferably of wire comprise the outer frame 25, the horizontal cross wires `26 and the vertical wires 27, the ends of said wires being attached to the said frame 25. One of the vertical sides of the frame 25 is j ournaled in the loops 23 of the rings 21, so that said dasher may readily swing therein. Centrally in the journaled side of the frame 25 are formed an outwardly extending loop 28, which is adapted to engage against the shaft 15 to limit the swing of the dasher in one direction. In the rotation of t-he shaft 15 the dashers will swing outwardly until stopped by the loops 28 and remain in such extended position during the act of churning. A reverse movement of the shaft will cause the dashers to swing freely in the opposite direction.

The number of dashers I have illustrated 'is not the number to which I wish to be confined as the greater the number the better the churning efficiency. Also while I have shown the dashers made of wire, it will be understood that I have made the same of strips of sheet metal arranged in the same manner as the wire, or make the entire dasher plate of sheet metal and form the same with a number of openings. These forms are illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

What is claimed is:

In a churn, a body, a vertical shaft therein, means for rotating the shaft, rings on the shaft, said rings having a series of loops, and dashers, said dashers being formed with means for pivotal movement in the said loops, said dashers having openings therethrough, and an extension on the pivotal side of each of the dashers for engagement with the said shaft to prevent the movement of the dashers on their pivots in one direction.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

FLOY D. KINCAID.

Witnesses:

ROBERT E. KINCAID, LAURA B. HARER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

